Shadow Plastics Careers

Since 1970, family-owned company Shadow Plastics has been an innovative provider of all things plastic.

 

 


 

 

Come Join Our Team!

When you begin a career path with Shadow Plastics, you gain experience working with widely popular plastic products in a fast-paced, yet stable industry.

Since 2019, Shadow Plastics has been a member of the Rice Lake Weighing Systems group of companies. When you join our team, you become part of a local workforce family of more than 500 hard-working individuals.

When you apply for a Shadow Plastics position, you'll see openings in our other Rice Lake Weighing Systems companies that you are welcome to view as well.   

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Career Openings

Expand the positions listed below to read through the experience, qualifications and job descriptions for our open positions. Your next career could start here at Shadow Plastics!

 

Extrusion Operator - 2nd Shift

Shift 8-2:  Hours: Monday-Friday 2pm-10pm 

At Shadow Plastics the operator is responsible for helping maintain a safe, clean and productive work environment. A good extrusion operator must be able to receive, and follow through with work instructions, and must ensure that work orders are done efficiently and with high quality each time.

The extrusion operator is responsible for running the bag machines, and must perform all roll and bag packaging as required. The extrusion operator is also required to make safe, efficient splices on all lines, and must be able to assemble boxes as needed; including operating the core-cutter. Teamwork is essential for taking care of extrusion lines, changeovers, wrapping and banding pallets and other tasks to enable the shift to run efficiently.  


Skills: 

  • Ability to read and understand work orders 
  • Capability to read and use a tape measure 
  • Basic math skills  
  • Ability to use basic hand tools, including utility knives

Physical Demands:

  • Lifting up to 50 pounds
  • Constant standing
  • Frequent walking
  • Ability to drive sit-down and stand-up forklifts
  • Occasional climbing (ladders and stairs)